{"id":3779,"date":"2019-07-02T15:20:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T07:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com.cn\/?p=3779"},"modified":"2022-03-25T13:08:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T05:08:05","slug":"merieux-nutrisciences-acquires-the-dutch-company-ktba-and-enhances-its-food-compliance-solutions-capabilities-in-europe-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com.cn\/?p=3779&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences acquires the Dutch company KTBA and enhances its Food Compliance Solutions capabilities in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Chicago, IL, July 2nd \u2013 M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences, a global player in food safety and quality, today announced the full acquisition of KTBA, a Dutch company offering premium quality assurance consultancy and training, label compliance, and software solutions to support the food industry in responding to the growing demands of food safety from the market and consumers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Present in the Netherlands and in Belgium, KTBA provides a complete spectrum of quality and business assurance solutions building on more than 20 years of expertise. From consulting through training to label and regulatory compliance, KTBA serves a large panel of food processors and retailers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The acquisition of KTBA strategically complements M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences services in the Netherlands where the company already operates testing activities in Ede, located in the Food Valley. This acquisition also strengthens M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences European label compliance, regulatory and risk monitoring services aiming at supporting its clients to make their products marketable and safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u201cWe are very enthusiastic to have the talented and recognized team of KTBA joining us\u201d said Philippe Sans, President &amp; CEO of M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences. \u201cThis acquisition is fully aligned with our strategic roadmap and illustrates M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences commitment to offer solutions beyond testing to support our customers throughout the entire value chain\u201d.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Ron Besseling, founder of KTBA added: \u201cWe\u2019re very excited. Joining the M\u00e9rieux network enables us to further achieve our professional and international ambitions. This move is the perfect match as both M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences and KTBA complement each other\u2019s strategy!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences has acquired all shares of KTBA. The company has 183 employees serving more than 1200 customers and generated sales of about \u20ac14 million in 2018 with a very strong double-digit growth year-on-year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">About M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences: A world player in food safety and quality for more than 50 years, M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences is present in 23 countries through more than 100 laboratories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">As part of Institut M\u00e9rieux, M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences offers analytical and product development solutions to prevent health risks related to food and more generally to the use of everyday consumer products. The company also offers digital solutions as part of its dedicated business unit. www.merieuxnutrisciences.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">About KTBA: Founded in 1996, KTBA is a market leader in quality assurance and food safety consultancy for the Dutch and Belgian food industry and retail. With offices in Kaatsheuvel (Netherlands) and Antwerp (Belgium), the company employs 183 professionals.&nbsp; www.ktba.com<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago, IL, July 2nd \u2013 M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences, a global [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[104],"tags":[],"modified_by":"amyadmin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3779"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3779"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5815,"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3779\/revisions\/5815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merieuxnutrisciences.com.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}